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Morning Report for Monday 7 April 2014
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Planners grapple with New Zealand's 100 percent pure branding
8:56 AM.There are warnings New Zealand's 100 percent pure brand could become a liability if more isn't done to make sure the slogan matches reality. Audio
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Phil Kafcaloudes with news from Australia
8:53 AM.All eyes in Australia are on the Indian ocean off Perth as the search continues for MH370; death and taxes Australian style - the government can now chase your student debt posthumously; Western… Read more Audio
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Grandmother sets her second Cook Strait crossing record
8:50 AM.A 60 year old grandmother from Rotorua has become the first person to make a double crossing of Cook Strait in a rowing skiff. Audio
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Te Manu Korihi News for 7 April 2014
8:48 AM.People have told the Maori Affairs Minister, Pita Sharples, they want the government to set up a new cabinet Minister role looking after Te Reo Maori; Only one of the twenty district health boards is… Read more Audio
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Exporters want Govt trade stimulus for Latin America
8:39 AM.The government is open to calls to do more to boost New Zealand's currently modest trade relationship with an increasingly prosperous Latin America. Audio
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Markets Update for 7 April 2014
8:30 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio
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Rwanda marks anniversary of genocide
8:28 AM.The 20th anniversary of the Rwandan genocide, which resulted in the deaths of more than 800-thousand people, has turned into a diplomatic row. Audio
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Legal high debate hots up
8:22 AM.Hundreds of people calling for a complete ban on the sale of legal highs, protested in more than 20 locations from Whangarei to Invercargill this weekend. Audio
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Search teams hunt for source of sonar pings
8:15 AM.An aviation lawyer says finding the signals, also called pings, is the most important thing to have occurred in the search for MH370. Audio
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More aid required in Solomon Islands after severe flooding
8:10 AM.UNICEF's Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Specialist in Honiara, Donald Burgess, gives a status update. Audio
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Academic says 'Topless Maori' story highly improbable
7:57 AM.A member of the London-based Maori cultural group, Ngati Ranana, appears to have had a little fun at the expense of British media writing about the New Zealand tour of the Duke and Duchess of… Read more Audio
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Pistorius defence to start later today
7:53 AM.The South African Paralympic champion, Oscar Pistorius, is expected to take the stand in his murder trial tonight, as the defence begins laying out its case in a Pretoria court. Audio
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Large turnout at Afghan polls despite violence
7:50 AM.Vote counting is underway after Afghans went to the polls in a landmark election overnight. Audio
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Police treating storage facility fire as suspicious
7:48 AM.Police in Wellington are treating a major fire at a storage centre in the capital as suspicious. Audio
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Ministry for Primary Industries staff continue fruit fly hunt
7:41 AM.The Ministry for Primary Industries Deputy Director, Andrew Coleman, gives an update on the search. Audio
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British woman faces deportation and will lose her two children
7:37 AM.A British woman living in Rangiora, near Christchurch, faces losing her children if she is deported in June when her work visa expires. Audio
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Duke and Duchess of Cambridge arrive in New Zealand today
7:29 AM.Prince William, Duke of Cambridge, his wife Catherine, the Duchess of Cambridge, and Prince George start a Royal Tour of New Zealand today. Thousands are expected to turn out to see the Duchess, and… Read more Audio
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John Key on Monday
7:25 AM.John Key talks about NZ aid relief, and a timeframe for a republic. Audio
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Rain eases in Solomon Islands as locals survey damage
7:19 AM.New Zealand's acting High Commissioner to Solomon Islands, Sarah Wong, speaks from the island nation's capital, Honiara. Audio
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NZ Air Force rejoins search for missing Malaysian jet
7:10 AM.A New Zealand Air Force Orion will today rejoin the search for Flight MH370 after a two-day break and the head of Air Force operations, Air Commodore Kevin McEvoy, talks about the craft's deployment… Read more Audio
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Morning Business for 7 April 2014
6:47 AM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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RNZAF Hercules flies aid to Solomon Islands this morning
6:40 AM.Urgently needed supplies and emergency workers from New Zealand will leave for Solomon Islands at 8-o'clock this morning. Audio
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Te Manu Korihi News for 7 April 2014
6:27 AM.Only one of twenty DHB's hits cervical screening target for Maori women; Maori Affairs Minister told that people want a new Cabinet Minister role looking after Te Reo Maori; Human Rights Commission's… Read more Audio
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Morning Rural News for 7 April 2014
6:22 AM.Search continues for Queensland fruit flies in Whangarei; Australia looks set to continue ban on fresh New Zealand potatoes; irrigation conference starts today in Hawke's Bay, and; a Taranaki dairy… Read more Audio
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Pacific News for 7 April 2014
6:19 AM.Post flood chaos in Solomon Islands, and former Fiji Prime Minister found guilty of breaching Exchange Control Act. Audio
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NZ aid relief to flood ravaged Solomons
6:12 AM.An RNZAF Hercules leaves this morning for the Solomon Islands to take supplies and emergency workers to help in the wake of severe flooding in the islands and Foreign Affairs Minister Murray McCully… Read more Audio
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Sonar pings lead ships to new MH370 search area
6:09 AM.As time runs out for the black box's ability to transmit, the Australian coordinators of the search for the missing Malaysian Airlines jet are rushing planes and ships to the area where a Chinese… Read more Audio
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Top Stories for Monday 7 April 2014
6:00 AM.Anxious time for families as a Royal Navy ship searching for the Malaysia Airlines jet reaches the source of underwater pings. Solomon Islanders brace for more bad news after fierce storms claim 21… Read more Audio